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Spotlight: Public Safety

Basic police work ignored in autistic patient’s suspicious death

February 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Dead at 50 with a severely broken neck, Van Ingraham’s injuries looked suspicious. But police took the word of a blind man over three medical experts.  + read more
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Q&A with police training sergeant

February 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
A training officer with the Los Angeles Police Department explains how to investigate crimes against the developmentally disabled. + read more
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Document: Ingraham case file

February 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Read how police investigated the death of a 50-year-old patient found with a broken neck. + read more
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Sloppy investigations leave abuse of disabled unsolved

February 23, 2012, 5:55 AM
At California’s institutions for the developmentally disabled, a poorly trained and hamstrung police force bungles investigations into physical abuse.  + read more
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State agency’s police chiefs lack law enforcement experience

February 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Despite warnings a decade ago, state officials hired police chiefs without experience in law enforcement or criminal investigations. + read more
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Who is accountable for suspected abuse at developmental centers?

February 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Command of the state’s developmental centers begins with the governor’s office and ends with technicians working with patients. Find out who’s in control and how to contact them. + read more
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CIR sues public health agency over abuse investigation files

February 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
The Center for Investigative Reporting sues the state to unlock thousands of censored records about alleged patient abuse. + read more
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How we analyzed abuse and injury cases at developmental centers

February 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
California Watch included in our analysis only substantiated cases of “patient abuse” and “injuries of unknown origin.” + read more
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Data: Public Safety

Explore data on abuse and unexplained injuries at Calif. developmental centers

February 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
Five institutions in California house nearly 1,800 patients with developmental disabilities, including those with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and severe autism. This population is at a high risk for physical abuse and injury. The Office of Protective Services and the state Department of... + read more
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